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Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction

Ars Technica
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The AI lab’s backers are confident Anthropic can list at a valuation of more than $2 trillion.

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Concerns about the risks posed by AI now threaten to dim that optimism after current and former Anthropic staff came out with public warnings that AI could end humanity within a decade. Costs for computing resources to train and run its models pushed operating expenses to almost $13 billion.

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